BNPD NOTES DECREASE IN OVERALL CRIME RATES IN 2013
The Benton Police Department is pleased to pass along that the overall crime rate in the city has gone down by 7.14%. This is based on information reported as part of the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) comparing crime data from 2013 to 2012.
On 2/3/14, at approximately 10:37 PM, officers with the Benton Police Department responded to a disturbance with shots fired call at 2920 Edison Avenue.
The Benton Police Department is proud to announce the recent graduation of three of our officers from the Arkansas Law Enforcement Academy. The three officers are Arthur Knab, Cory Mize, and Seth Hopkins.
It may be one of America’s most anticipated and exciting sporting events, but if alcohol and driving mix, it can also be a costly and dangerous one. That’s why law enforcement agencies through the area are focusing on getting impaired drivers off the road.
On 1/31/14, at approximately 3:00 AM, an officer with the Benton Police Department was conducting a foot patrol of Bailey’s Trailer Park (601 N. Summit Rd.) when he observed a subject wearing all dark clothing walking near wood line behind a trailer.